Shrine officials request a $7 minimum donation for each amulet. For decades the Shinto shrine has had an honor system in which donations are placed in an envelope. The four allegedly took ...

Shinto worship is highly ritualised ... contains a tiny replica of the sanctuary of a shrine, and may also include amulets bought to ensure good luck (or absorb bad luck). A mirror in the centre ...

Kyoto is dotted with Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines offering amulets for health, longevity, safety, easy childbirth and other blessings. An amulet warding off an epidemic centuries ago now ...

Following up on its smartphone futons (in both traditional Japanese and adorable Pikachu patterns), the company is about to release a line of smartphone pouches styled like "omamori," the protective ...